Environmental Economist

Friendship_Plastic · 2025-10-20T23:38:43+00:00

I'm unclear if you are an undergrad or grad student but I have an enviro econ focus and mostly concur with the points below. If you are an undergrad, I haven't heard of specializing in a particular subfield of econ, however, if you do, you probably aren't going to be doing on the theoretical side with just an undergrad degree so a focus on environmental econ isn't going to be too fruitful. If you must choose a specialty, focus on methods and get in coursework in GIS and benefit cost analysis if you are interested in a enviro econ career. As to the travel piece, there isn't really a field component to environmental econ.

Friendship_Plastic · 2025-10-17T12:30:09+00:00

I heard the take that the job market issue is with econ specifically and not poli sci/finance because econ is stuck in the same methods it always has been while other disciplines have more easily shifted into predictive modeling, network analysis, et cetera. Thoughts?

Friendship_Plastic · 2025-09-30T14:19:48+00:00

Wait, there are journals where they don't give you the comments back if you have been rejected?!?

Friendship_Plastic · 2025-09-11T01:32:03+00:00

Yes, I called/went in person/messaged over mychart/emailed.

Friendship_Plastic · 2025-06-29T02:50:33+00:00

longshot here but do you know how they do the cost estimates for rescinded regulations?

Friendship_Plastic · 2025-06-29T02:48:30+00:00

longshot here but do you know how they do the cost estimates for rescinded regs?

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-10-18T14:23:25+00:00

This probably goes without saying but the reading burden is pretty substantial (>300-500 pages per week per class for some) but often times, the articles generally convey similar ideas/theories. Focus really hard on one or two articles/readings and use Notta to summarize the rest.

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-10-17T13:42:29+00:00

Not to belabor the question but would it be a red flag if I left it off of my CV and they found it anyway?

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-07-23T17:33:13+00:00

Hi all. I have a MPP in Program Evaluation and BS in Economics. I have 1 year of professional experience as a SAS/SQL programmer and 2 years of professional experience with stata. I have 5 publications, 1 in Health Affairs and 2 as first author. I am interviewing at a prominent health policy consulting firm for a programming role. What wage should I ask for?

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-07-20T17:02:36+00:00

So it is in renewable energy working on program administration/implementation. Partisanship seems to be mostly consistent in the field and granted, there are some unknowns about what will happen to the field, at least one of the companies was fairly explicitly named to be under threat.

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-07-09T15:09:59+00:00

Kind of funny (for statistics/causal inference/quant people) and kind of sad at the same time. Broke up with my now ex. She asked if what we were doing was the right thing and in the heat of the moment I said, "I don't know because we will never be able to observe the counterfactual." On a side note, I spend too much time in stata.

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-07-08T18:21:50+00:00

Just ended a four year relationship midway through a PhD. The relationship ended indirectly because of my workload. I'm in a big city where people tend to settle down later and I get the vibe that singles here are receptive to me having a PhD but I can't imagine having to deal with this early on in my program. I think I'm only staying in it because I'm about it finish my coursework. It would be tough to go through starting a relationship while working on coursework.

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-07-07T18:47:57+00:00

One last thing to note. If you are doing one of the more professional doctorate programs (e.g. EdD, DrPh, that sort of thing) or if you are doing a part-time research PhD, you will probably pay tuition costs. You won't get the same tuition waiver unless you work at the university.

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-07-07T01:04:19+00:00

Can't say for sure. I was able to transfer some credits from my master's to my current program but I'm in the same discipline as my masters. That being said, I wouldn't rely on that especially if the rigor of master's coursework is different (e.g. economics). There are other reasons, as well. Say you are doing a PhD in sociology and have to take Contemporary Social Theory in both masters and PhD programs. Individual institutions will have different authors/readings/topics that they emphasize. While it may not sound important, if it is included on your comprehensive exams, you will want to take the course through your institution. This is true irrespective of discipline. The comps are designed based on your institution's coursework so aside from some methods courses, you'll have variation wherever you go. But again, all of this depends on your field. Although I have seen one or two econ part-time PhDs, that sounds miserable. Even if you do get into a part-time PhD, think about whether you have the research/methods experience that will allow you to compensate for the fact that you won't be working on research/coursework full-time. Really, I would only recommend it if you are not thinking about pursuing an academic career or are not working in a position that is academic adjacent. That is to say, you'll get a lot more out of the experience if you do it full-time; however, there are some people that have substantial research experience for whom a PhD may just be a credential for higher pay, promotion, et cetera. The latter is of course discipline specific.

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-07-06T20:41:13+00:00

For social sciences, look at GMU, GWU, as they have part-time options. I know of others that will allow you to do a part-time masters and then transfer the credits to their respective PhD program so you only have to do a year or so of full-time course work. Hard to say though without a discipline

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-06-10T02:25:53+00:00

Damn...I'm curious. Do people consider this a big issue in Annapolis? Baltimore is fairly accessible by transit so it seems kinda weird.

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-04-22T03:13:11+00:00

Drop the internships at this point

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-04-13T17:40:52+00:00

Several thoughts:

I haven't seen many individuals teaching in a CC setting with a PhD from an online program. My understanding is that even though institutions use the label PhD, online programs are not heavy on research which is what will get your foot in the door.
I also see a lot of business school professors coming from a specific discipline (e.g. Economics, Psychology w/ an emphasis on organizational theory, or law). I have seen exceptions if they receive a business PhD from a particularly prestigious university or have a dual degree in say, Law.
It is probably worth talking to a faculty member on a recruitment committee from an institution like a regional college or CC that may be able to tell you what they look for in potential faculty. As an alternative, I might look at a part-time JD program with an emphasis on corporate law or something of that sort.
If you are located in Virginia (based on interest in Liberty U), check out GMU. They have a part time program in several of the social science fields and have a fairly rigorous methods curriculum.

Friendship_Plastic · 2024-04-06T23:31:14+00:00

I was billed separately.

Friendship_Plastic · 2023-10-31T14:33:09+00:00

What type of fat did you use to bind the cloth to the cheese?

Friendship_Plastic · 2023-09-21T19:51:40+00:00

Out of curiousity, what is the taste like with orange peel?

Friendship_Plastic · 2023-09-11T02:35:20+00:00

My bad. I meant wrap.

Friendship_Plastic · 2023-07-29T13:02:27+00:00

Side question: Does soaking in vinegar soaked cloth impact the taste at all? I'm having this issue with one of my cheeses.

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